attendre

/a.tɑ̃dʁ/

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Translation

to wait, to expect

Grammar

Verb type-re irregular (3rd group)

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeattendsattendaisattendisattendraiattendrais
tuattendsattendaisattendisattendrasattendrais
il/elleattendattendaitattenditattendraattendrait
nousattendonsattendionsattendîmesattendronsattendrions
vousattendezattendiezattendîtesattendrezattendriez
ils/ellesattendentattendaientattendirentattendrontattendraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeattendeattendisse
tuattendesattendisses
il/elleattendeattendît
nousattendionsattendissions
vousattendiezattendissiez
ils/ellesattendentattendissent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuattends
nousattendons
vousattendez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
attendant
Past participle
attendu · attendue · attendus · attendues

Examples

.

We need to wait another hour before leaving.

.

She had already been waiting for her friend for thirty minutes.

J' .

I have been waiting for your reply since yesterday morning.

.

The doctor has been keeping us waiting for nearly an hour.

- métro, j'.

Wait for me in front of the metro exit, I'm coming.

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